Miguel Paolo P. Reyes

Miguel Paolo P. Reyes is University Research Associate II at the Third World Studies Center. He is also an Associate Editor of Kasarinlan: Philippine Journal of Third World Studies. He has a bachelor's degree (cum laude) in Comparative Literature from the College of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines-Diliman. He was briefly a graduate student of Comparative Literature in the same institution. In both levels, his concentration was on English translations of European literary texts. He has also earned units in the Juris Doctor program of the UP College of Law. His research interests include literary genres, textual rewriting, intellectual property rights, democratization, and environmentalism. He is currently researcher-in-charge of the Asian Democracy Index project in the Philippines.

Academic Publications

- 2018. "Producing Ferdinand E. Marcos, the Scholarly Author." Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints 66 (2): 173-218. [1]

- with Ricardo Jose. 2012/2013 [published 2017]. "Why Marcos Pa Rin! [editors’ introduction]." Kasarinlan: Philippine Journal of Third World Studies 27(1-2)-28(1-2): 1-18. [2]

- with Clarinda Lusterio Berja (listed as Claire Berja). 2016. “Stagnant Democratization in the Face of Resilient Elites.” In Keewoong Lee (ed.), Democracy in Asia: Change, Reality and Tasks, 2011-2014, 42-57. Seoul: Korea Democracy Foundation.

- with Clarinda Lusterio Berja and Joshua Hans B. Baquiran. 2015. "Arrested Corruption, Deepening Democracy? The 2014 CADI Asian Democracy Index Survey in the Philippines." Asian Democracy Review 4, 91-110. [3]

- with Clarinda Lusterio Berja and Joshua Hans B. Baquiran. 2014. "Democratization Halfway Through the Term of Another President Aquino: The 2013 ADI Survey in the Philippines. Asian Democracy Review 3, 127-149. [4]

- with Clarinda Lusterio-Berja and Erika M. Rey-Saturay. 2013. "Regressing, Stagnant, or Progressing? The 2012 CADI Asian Democracy Index Survey in the Philippines. Asian Democracy Review 1, 134-180. [5]

- 2013. “El Filibusterismo and Jose Rizal as ‘Science Fictionist.’” Humanities Diliman 10(2), 29-55. [6]

- with Clarinda Lusterio-Berja and Ma. Celine Anastacia P. Socrates. 2012. “The CADI Asian Democracy Index: 2011 Country Report – The Philippines.” Asian Democracy Review 1, 134-180. [7]

- 2012. “Rating Philippine Democratization: A Review of Democratization Metrics.” Asian Democracy Review 1, 182-198. Research note. [8]

- 2011. “‘Southeast Asian Perspectives on Food Sovereignty:’ Outcomes and Observations.” Kasarinlan: Philippine Journal of Third World Studies 26 (1-2), 223-251. Workshop synthesis. [9]

Fiction

- 2018 (May 9). 793 [story number]. Nanoism. Short story [flash fiction]. [10]

- 2018 (March 4). “Somewhere in Central Manila, for Under a Minute on Christmas Eve.” Sunday Times Magazine, F2. Short story. [11]

- 2017 (November 8). 768 [story number]. Nanoism. Short story [flash fiction]. [12]

- 2017. “Strike.” Plural: An Online Prose Journal 6, 144-158. Short story. [13]

- 2015. “Isang Ulit Pa.” Plural: An Online Prose Journal 3, 57-60. Short story. [14]